Marco Rubio calls for more IRS hearings

Sen. Marco Rubio showed his disappointment in the lack of facts coming from congressional hearings on the IRS, calling the proceedings “outrageous” and demanding a more investigative approach.

“I think both the House and the Senate should be having more investigative hearings and bringing people in to testify under oath so we can get to the bottom of what happened here,” the Florida Republican told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on Wednesday. “It’s pretty outrageous that [IRS official Lois Lerner] went to the committee, kind of testified, got her part of the argument out and then left and said ‘I’m not going to talk anymore.’”

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Rubio said that whether the scandal involving the government agency was one of blatant wrongdoing or mere incompetence had to be determined so that suitable actions could be taken, especially in regards to Obamacare, which would be under the jurisdiction of the IRS.

“The IRS, in addition to being in charge of our tax code is on the front lines of Obamacare, a massive expansion of government.” he said. “The agency [the White House] is accusing of incompetence happens to be on the front lines of implementing Obamacare. They’re going to hire 2,000 new agents. They’re going through the personal medical history of Americans.”

And while Rubio is wary to throw around the term “Watergate,” when asked about it by Cavuto, Rubio said he remains determined to get to the bottom of the issue.

“The credibility of the American government and the trust of our people and the people that run it is at stake,” he said.